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The Census and what does 'rare' mean?

The Census and what does 'rare' mean?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


The Census and what does 'rare' mean?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why was the estimate, in 2003, for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK so wrong?
Which is better when communicating information words or numbers?
Nassim Taleb explains anti-fragility
And we'll debunk the oft quoted 'you're never more than 6ft from a rat'
Released:
Dec 14, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4